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9:45am Morning Refreshments & Networking

10:00amWelcome & Opening Address

Ismahane Elouafi, Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture

10:05am REGIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Safeguarding The Future of Marginal Environments

10:20am INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Transforming Marginal Environment Food Systems – Can We Feed Future Generations?

10:35am

INNOVATION & INVESTMENT

KEYNOTE: The Big Business of Science – How Innovation In Agriculture Is Unlocking Value

PANEL DISCUSSION: The Future of Smart Agriculture InvestmentsHow can agriculture empower communities, reduce waste, become the ground zero for food production innovation and save the planet – all at the same time.

11:15amINNOVATION & INVESTMENT

PANEL DISCUSSION: Supporting Agriculture and Food Innovation, R&D and IP Development at a National Level Connected Communities – Accelerating Progress By Democratizing Information, Learning And Digitalization

11:45am Morning Break

Business & Policy Sessions

Technical Sessions [Mitigation]

Technical Sessions [Adaptation]

12:00pm KEYNOTE: Space Farming - Does The Middle East Hold the Secret To Crop Viability On Mars?

Management for Marginal Environments

Crop Diversification & Improvement

INNOVATION IN HARSH ENVIRONMENTS

PANEL DISCUSSION: Climate Change ModellingThe Increasing Urgency of Marginal Environment Innovation.

12:45pm

NUTRITION

KEYNOTE: Come Dine With Me 2050 Edition– What’s On The Menu, and What’s Out Of Stock?

PANEL DISCUSSION: Nutrition Trends, Capabilities And Emergencies Across The GlobeClimate resilient crops, the state of the meat and feed industry, the rise of new proteins and emergence of indoor farming.

1:30pm Lunch2:15pm

FUTURE PROOFING STRATEGIES

PANEL DISCUSSION: Are We All Destined To Become Climate Refugees?Climate smart agriculture strategies that could save us from the water scarcity, sustainability challenges and more.

Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Call for Papers Now Open

Novel Biotechnological Approaches

Call for Papers Now Open

3:00pmVERTICAL FARMING INNOVATION

CASE STUDY KEYNOTE: No Off-Season - A New Way To Feed Millions

PANEL DISCUSSION: Sky Is The Limit - Vertical FarmingCan controlled environment agriculture mitigate our biggest challenges?

3:45pm Afternoon Break4:00pmSPONSORED SESSION: DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY

INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES: Agriculture 4.0 Barrier Breaking Tech Innovations – Hoax or Heroes?

Tech focused on: Drones, Sensors, Robotics AI, Automation, Platforms & Apps

Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open

Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open

5:30pm Close of Day One

DAY ONE – 20 November 2019

DAY TWO – 21 November 20199:45am Morning Refreshments & Networking

9:30am Welcome Address

9:40amECOSYSTEM INNOVATION

PANEL DISUCSSION: STEM Farm Fork Food Security Safeguarding the Food Security Value Chain through Access, Science & Partnerships.

10:20amECOSYSTEM INNOVATION

Is It Too Late To Develop A Sustainability Strategy Centered On Circularity? How can food systems be reimagined and how quickly can we mobilize change?

10:45amGEONOMICS

KEYNOTE & PANEL: Genomics – Sign of the Apocalypse or The Answer? Genomics Innovation, Impact and Ethics in New Frontiers – Friend or Foe?

11:30am Morning Refreshments

Business & Policy Sessions

Technical Sessions [Mitigation]

Technical Sessions [Adaptation]

12:00pm

AUTOMATION

CASE STUDY: Agriculture Without Humans – Will The Robotic Revolution Steal Our Seat At The Table?

PANEL DISCUSSION: AI, Automation, Mechanization – How Will They Impact Jobs?

Climate Change Impacts On Agriculture

Climate Smart Agriculture For Food Security

12:45pm

SPOTLIGHT: NATIONAL STRATEGIES

PANEL DISCUSSION: National Policy Champions – Who Is Breaking New Ground?

Are Specific or Regionally Scaled Strategies More Effective?

1:30pm Lunch

2:15pm

CLEAN ENERGY

KEYNOTE & PANEL DISCUSSION: Clean Energy – How Can Marginal Environment Benefit?Agricultural considerations. A unified, integrated sustainable food strategy. What are the implications for the energy industry?

Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open

Submit Your Abstract – Call For Papers Now Open3:30pm

INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLES: Can Next Generation Thinking Secure Our Food?• Chemical-Free • Open Data• Water Management• Carbon Footprints • New Proteins• Public Opinion

4:30pm Close of Day One

WORKSHOPS

B) FEED: Next GenerationAgri-Feed• Feed alternatives – what are they and how do they rate in

terms of; ⁍ Cost efficiency ⁍ Scalability ⁍ Nutrition for livestock • Supporting carbon mitigation• Effective cost management: Tech, strategy, processes • Diversifying climate risk – how will the climate crisis affect

crops?

Who Should Attend

• Dairy and meat producers• Agri-feed businesses and farmers operating in, or

considering operating in, the feed industry• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches in, or

applicable to, feed crops and feed alternatives

A) BIOFUEL: Sustainable Biofuel Production• Research Developments – Novel approaches with huge

applications• Route-to-Market: How can research evolve into a

flourishing market• Economic opportunities and implications for the

agriculture industry • Technology driving biofuel innovation

Who Should Attend

• Automotive and aviation industry strategists and innovators

• Agribusinesses and farmers operating in, or considering operating in, the biofuel industry

• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches applicable to the biofuel industry

WORKSHOPSC) AQUACULTURE: Successful Aquaculture in Marginal Environments• Novel Partnerships: Aquaculture as the key to ecosystem

circularity• Boosting Production: Resource recapture, risk mitigation,

disease management • Feed: Nutrition, scaling novel feed ingredients• Water and salinity management • Inland opportunities enabled by technology

Who Should Attend

• Aquaculture specialists and small-scale fisheries • Aquaculture feed producers• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches

applicable to the aquaculture industry

D) WATER: Resourceful Water Strategies• The growth of the water scarcity issue• Emerging salinity challenges• Efficient use and management: brackish water, sea water,

treated wastewater, produced water• Innovations in effective water resource management

Who Should Attend

• Agribusinesses & Farmers• Feed producers• Water program managers• Researchers and scientists with novel approaches

applicable to the water management

WORKSHOPSE) NUTRITION: Unlocking New Opportunities• Nutrition food trends – by region• Critical needs of undernourished populations • Food tech innovation business opportunities • Affordable and scalable nutrition solutions • Nutrigeonomics• The role of food preservation and packaging in nutrition

Who Should Attend

• Food tech and innovation specialists• Food program managers • Agribusinesses & Farmers